It certainly did for Webber International on Wednesday night when Savannah College of Art and Design went on an 10-0 run midway through the second half en route to a 62-49 victory.

It was the Florida Sun Conference opener for both teams, and the Bees (8-9, 1-0) got a solid game from senior center Eze Andrews to get the conference portion of their schedule off on the right foot.

Andrews had a game-high 15 points while pulling down 13 rebounds and blocking five shots in 36 minutes. He was also credited with one assist and one steal.

"He's been our mainstay for a while," SCAD Coach Cazzie Russell said. "Teams have developed a philosophy of double-teaming him, but he's done a pretty good job.

"He's the heart of our team, and the guys have really rallied around him. He does a lot of things for us, but I stay on him because he's got certain goals that he and I have talked about. He's a very unselfish player."

While the Bees played tight and consistent defense throughout the contest, their inconsistency on the offense front was a continuation of a problem, said Andrews, that dates back to last season.

"We'll play a great five minutes, then a bad five minutes, and then another five great minutes," he said. "We have to be more consistent. We lost a lot of close games last year because of that.

"Against some of the better teams in our conference, like Embry-Riddle, that's a problem. We didn't manage the clock well at times, too. We took quick shots when we didn't have to ... we had them in the penalty, but didn't get to the line like we should have."

Nevertheless, the Bees did what they had to do to beat the Warriors (5-11, 0-1) for the seventh straight time. They now lead the series, 7-1.

The Bees, who led 32-26 at the half, never trailed and led by as many as nine points in the first half. However, SCAD could never get the basket it seemingly needed to take control.

Webber went on an 8-0 run early in the second half to knot the score at 38-38, and after Andrews and Ishmael Firova traded baskets, Tim Stammen scored in the lane off a fast break at the 10-minute, 34-second mark to give the Bees the lead for good.

That was the jump start of a run in which the Bees took control. Stammen, who had 14 points, had six points in the 10-0 spurt as he also had a pair of free throws and got a shooter's bounce on a soft 10-foot jumper.

Halston Schaffer ended the drought for the Warriors on a putback to make it 50-42.

Webber made it interesting by getting to within six, 53-47, but the Bees responded by making nine of 12 free throws late.